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Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/Municipal Court
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: Per Diem Municipal Public Defender
Entity Name: Bryan F. Ferrick, Esq.
Entity Address: 35 Journal Square, Suite 400, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
Contract Amount: $17,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/Office of the Mayor
Contract Period: Upon adoption for a term not to exceed one (1) year
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is in need of Per Diem Attorneys to serve as Municipal Public Defenders to be assigned to cases in the Newark Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to enter into a contract with Bryan F. Ferrick, Esq., 35 Journal Square, Suite 400, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306, to serve as a Per Diem Municipal Public Defender for the Newark Municipal Court, Representing indigent defendants, for an amount not to exceed $17,000.00, for the period commencing upon adoption for a term of one (1) year; and
WHEREAS, this contract is for an amount under $17,500.00 and therefore is not subject to State Pay-to-Play Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5); and
WHEREAS, this contract is being awarded as a Professional Service pursuant to the provisions of the State Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A.:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council adopted the Contractor Pay-to-Play Reform Ordinance, R.O. 2:4-22C, which forbids the award of a contract to a Business Entity, as defined therein, which has made or solicited political contributions to Newark Municipal Candidates, office hol...
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